It’s National Best Friend Day and I have someone to celebrate.

This is Vanessa and she has been my best friend for almost 30 years. She has been such an important part of my life for almost all of my life and I don’t know why I’d do without her, especially now.

Losing Mimi is probably the worst thing to happen in my life to date. I ache for her everyday. My Dudes are struggling. My dad is struggling. My brother and so many other people are feeling her absence and grappling for ways to cope, including my BFF. Mimi...